My name is Blondina, and I am a model, welcome to the first instalment of my blog! The first thing you need to know about me is that I am a huge Vivienne Westwood fan. I have been a follower of 'The Dame' since I first made the pilgrimage to ‘World's End’, way back in the day when that was the only shop she had!

Oh yes I remember ‘punk rock’, the Pirate Collection, Rocking Horse shoes ,Harlequin and Columbine, Buffalo Girls, Sarah Stockbridge (my favourite model ever), The mini-crini, “Don’t you ever kiss me once kiss me twice”, Harris tweed, the man who forgot his trousers, and even the dame who forgot her pants at the palace!

Now I know I don’t look old enough to go that far back, let’s just say that good genes run in my family, and any way what’s lacking in nature can always be made up for with a good plastic surgeon! So age aside here I am, at the peak of my career now working as the Platinum Blonde showroom dummy; and I have to tell you it’s a job I love, for I am in Vivienne Westwood heaven! I spend all day surrounded by gorgeous Vivienne Westwood accessories, handbags with specially picked matching purses. The costume jewellery is to die for and there are delicious scarves made of silks, wool and fine linens, to wraparound my delicate neck; and now we have added Vivienne Westwood ‘Melissa’ shoes to our collection, What girl could ask for anything more?

There is a lot more to being a showroom dummy than one might think; apart from the usual requirements, flawless milky skin, exquisite cheek bones, and thighs to stop a truck, one must also have the ability to sit still for hours on end, gazing out at the high street, looking fabulous and giving the people of Coleshill something to aspire too!

I suppose you could say that I am a bit of a mentor, so I am going to make it my task to guide all you Vivienne Westwood fans towards, what’s in and what’s out?, what’s hot and what’s not?!!!

Lots of Love Blondina x

Wednesday, 1 August 2012


The hottest thing this summer has certainly not been the sun!   No no, in fact I think this seasons ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ award goes to “Fifty Shades of Grey” – the latest girlie “mommy porn” novel to hit the nation. The fastest selling paper back, since Harry Potter, has obviously delved deep into a woman’s psyche and awoken teenage curiosity in us all.





Christian Grey has come striding into our lives in the same manor that Mr Darcy did all those years ago when Jane Austin wrote Pride and Prejudice.  In fact strip away all the sex scenes, and Christian Grey is Mr Darcy.  The dark, illusive handsome young man with a mighty fortune that all women fell for.....but every man has to have a flaw in his character. Although Mr Darcy’s was a shy, awkward tendency to struggle in a social situation – which was often mistaken for arrogance, Christian Grey’s affliction is of a much more sinister kind.  Of course Mr Darcy may have had the very same affliction but Miss Elizabeth Bennett would not have discovered this until way after their wedding night!

Mr Darcy in all his splendor!


What is it about a dominant, successful male that attracts us to them?  What makes us want to submit to their will?  As far as we have come in social emancipation, this book (and the mountains of them on sale in Asda) is testament to the fact that women still desire a strong, sexually charged, arrogant man! We will always chase the unobtainable. And sadly settle for the safe and mundane!  So come on girls lets get out amongst it and try and tame that maverick!

I feel that our emotions have not caught up with our instincts!  Strong and independent as we are we still fall at the first hurdle when it comes to a charming man!

Me, in my Agent Provocateur, waiting for Christian Grey or maybe even Mr Darcy!


Unfortunately, Mr Darcy, Christian Grey and Prince Charming are the stuff of fairy tales – and I applaud E.L.James for having written a very modern one! She will be a wealthy woman for the rest of her life!

And as for the rest of us that have been lured into this intoxicating fanciful fairytale, be on your guard and remember that nine times out of ten the slipper doesn’t fit!

Ciao Bella Sorellas
xx






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